Cherith Minute Corina Rakete: Drunk Gold Coast mum smashed into family home, wrote off Mercedes

A mother of three who smashed into a family home on the Gold Coast and wrote off her Mercedes has faced court. WATCH A WITNESS’S RECOUNT.

A mother of three who “fanged it up” a Gold Coast road on the wrong side and crashed into a family home, has told the court her foolish actions resulted in her Mercedes being written off.

Cherith Minute Corina Rakete pleaded guilty on Tuesday at Southport Magistrate’s Court to drink driving after a dramatic collision in Pimpama on November 21.

Cherith Minute Corina Rakete, 32.

Cherith Minute Corina Rakete, 32.

Police prosecutor sergeant James Pedlow said a black Mercedes Benz was spotted on Hurley St “crossing the median strip, accelerating down Village Bvd on the wrong side of the road, before mounting the footpath and slamming into the front of a house”.

A tradie who witnessed the collision at the time described that morning as “f***ing eventful”, claiming “the Mercedes f***ing fanged it up the f***ing roundabout … hit the island, fishtailed” and almost “nailed” his own car.

The damage done after the Mercedes crashed into a Hurley St, Pimpama home on November 21. Picture: Georgina Noack

The court heard Rakete smashed through “a concrete garden bed and came to a stop halfway through the front of the house” on the street corner.

When police arrived, the 32-year-old driver claimed “she had to swerve out of the way of an oncoming car”.

The prosecution said Rakete was emitting a “strong smell of alcohol”, with “slurred speech”, “glassy, watery eyes and dilated pupils”.

A road side breath test returned a positive reading but, the prosecution was unable to present the exact details of Rakete’s test.

Magistrate Deborah Vasta asked the Beenleigh mum if she remembered what the reading was, to which Rakete replied “very high”. It was agreed she blew higher than 0.15.

“You’ll probably be up for a fair bit of damage,” the magistrate added.

“I’m willing to pay for it, it’s my fault,” Rakete replied.

The sign that a car sped through before ploughing into a Pimpama home. Picture: Georgina Noack

The defendant, unrepresented in court, spoke of recent family troubles before asking if she would lose her ability to work with children.

Magistrate Vasta said Blue Card Services would “take a look” into the matter, and that investigation would be aided by a non-conviction.

“You have a lot going on and I think you need someone in your corner to talk to,” the magistrate said.

A 12-month probation order was handed down.

Rakete was also disqualified from driving for the mandatory minimum period of six months and will need to install an interlock device in her new vehicle.